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babylonsister

(172,715 posts) Wed Jan 13, 2021, 03:09 PM Jan 2021

McConnell Won't Reconvene Senate for Impeachment Trial [View all]

Still a POS/no redeeming value.

https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/13/mcconnell-wont-reconvene-senate-for-impeachment-trial/

McConnell Won’t Reconvene Senate for Impeachment Trial
January 13, 2021 at 1:38 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 104 Comments

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) won’t reconvene the Senate early to accept an article of impeachment, ensuring a trial won’t take place until after President Trump leaves office, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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McConnell Won't Reconvene Senate for Impeachment Trial [View all] babylonsister Jan 2021 OP

perfect play Turtle RANDYWILDMAN Jan 2021 #1

Its a perfect play for him. maxsolomon Jan 2021 #23

yup, but he won't be the majority leader soon enough still_one Jan 2021 #2

Which means it will happen with a Democratic Senate Clash City Rocker Jan 2021 #3

Are you sure?... lame54 Jan 2021 #9

It is 2/3rd. ADK Jan 2021 #11

It is a simple majority to keep him from running again. Media keeps repeating that. Nt helpisontheway Jan 2021 #17

After conviction dansolo Jan 2021 #20

This Rstrstx Jan 2021 #31

It takes 2/3 to remove from office, but only a simple majority to prevent him from running again Clash City Rocker Jan 2021 #13

False dansolo Jan 2021 #21

that is what that poster (correctly) said Celerity Jan 2021 #22

And no one will care leftstreet Jan 2021 #24

McConnell wants him banned from running in 24 as much as any of us. Volaris Jan 2021 #32

He is NOT protecting us from Trump! We can only pray that we maker it though til Jan. 20! The Wielding Truth Jan 2021 #4

So he was for it and now he's not. ananda Jan 2021 #5

He's still for it. Impeachment. maxsolomon Jan 2021 #27

The backbone of a tower of Jell-O StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #6

By waiting he's still getting Pendejo45 out of office. He has no reason to rush. davsand Jan 2021 #7

Any violence in the next week will be on him... lame54 Jan 2021 #10

One good thing about this is it will give the time needed for law enforcement to expose who still_one Jan 2021 #8

BINGO!! And a Dem-contriled senate onetexan Jan 2021 #12

and there is a good chance the more things are exposed this will impact the republicans in the still_one Jan 2021 #18

Precisely. Will buy Dems time to collect more data as things develop after Biden's inaug. onetexan Jan 2021 #28

I don't think he had the votes to convene anyway Johonny Jan 2021 #25

probably not yet, but as more thing come out....... still_one Jan 2021 #26

I was thinking more Johonny Jan 2021 #29

+++ still_one Jan 2021 #30

LOL, so he's not convening one at all, period Johnny2X2X Jan 2021 #14

Can you impeach post-presidency? Or convict I should say? Buckeyeblue Jan 2021 #15

Can't Schumer pull some parliamentary measure and force a reconvening in 2 days? Roland99 Jan 2021 #16

He still needs McConnell to sign onto it I believe still_one Jan 2021 #19

The check must have cleared. gldstwmn Jan 2021 #33

The positive aspect of that is Hav Jan 2021 #34

Could we just reconvene to embarrass him? BSdetect Jan 2021 #35

We'll have the trial under Senate Leader Chuck Schumer spanone Jan 2021 #36

In spite of Moscow Mitch allegedly coming back to reality with Biden's win and Mitch being pissed... WyattKansas Jan 2021 #37